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"Connected"
Another cyber scene, with a gynoid connected by wire to the WorldWide Web.
A representation of the connection of the contemporary human, to all the data and events of the world.
To the good and the wrong.
Model: myself
Artist: Kasey McMahon
American, b 1973, San Diego, CA
CONNECTED, 2010 Steel and data cables
*Featured in the 2016 feature film "Why Him"
On Display at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
"Kö-Bogen", Düsseldorf/Germany
Architecture by Daniel Libeskind
I love Shopping and Photographing in Düsseldorf :-)
24/7 ...
Any Time Any Place ...
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Pic taken 10 Oct 2025
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Model: Rita
Hi, I’m Oliver Symens, an artist and photographer based on Earth. If you like my work, please feel free to contact me for freelance projects.
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First of all, I thank all the friends of this Flickr community who have been concerned about my health and in all the ways they have been tempted to hear from me and have written words of affection and concern to me.
Alice, Ellen and I are fine !!!
It has been a long time since I used the camera to take a photo to be published on Flickr, the last photo published dates back to January 13th. Since then there has been a sequence of negative circumstances.
It all started in December 2019 when I realized that the medicine I was taking to regulate blood pressure, a little high, did not work very well. After a couple of weeks of cardiology, radiology and so on, the doctors decided to change the medicine, same dosage but a different medicine.
At that time I had little free time and little desire for photos, but the problem was solved and now with the new drug I am much better.
Then, after over fifteen years of service, the computer monitor stopped working. I ordered a new monitor which arrived after a few days. But as soon as I connected the monitor I realized that the computer did not turn on ... The computer was also more than 15 years old, still with the XP operating system.
I ordered a new computer and the prospect of having to spend a lot of time setting up the new computer and including all the applications that were in the old one made me enter the mood of ... laziness ...
F ... O .. modern technology ...
Then came the Coronavirus. All closed in the house. Grumble !!!!
At this point I reflected for a long time on the oddity of our life and the life of our parents and grandparents. We have to fight a deadly virus that spreads all over the world but they had to face two World Wars in a few decades.
They had the courage and strength to resist and win, so we too must have the courage and strength to go ahead and fight this virus all together even if, ironically, we have to stay at least one meter apart. Physically distant but close in spirit and in the will to win this battle.
For this reason, when I read the theme of "Smile on Saturday" I immediately thought of the gesture that made Churchill famous and that encouraged millions of people to fight and win.
Sursum corda !!!
Dzień Zaduszny na cmentarzu Rakowickim w Krakowie. Pomnik żołnierzy Armii Kraków, poległych we wrześniu 1939.
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The All Souls Day at Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków. People lighting candles at the memorial to the soldiers of Krakow Army, fallen defending their homeland in 1939.
Kraków Army (Polish: Armia Kraków) was one of the Polish armies to take part in the Polish Defensive War of 1939. The Army was commanded by general Antoni Szylling and it consisted of five infantry divisions, one mountain brigade, one motorized cavalry brigade, and one cavalry brigade.
Both the fighter squadrons (121st and 122nd Escadrille) from Kraków were not able to provide any air cover for their army, because they were ordered to move to Dęblin to join the Pursuit Brigade defending Warsaw.
The main task of Kraków Army was to delay advancing German troops and withdraw eastwards along the northern line of the Carpathians and defend the heavily industrialized Upper Silesia region, together with western counties of Lesser Poland and the Carpathian foothills. Altogether, Kraków Army defended southwestern border of Poland.
However, its forces were not enough to halt German advance, especially in the area north of Częstochowa, where Kraków Army connected with Łódź Army. Main thrust of Wehrmacht panzer units was directed there, and this area was defended only by the Polish 7th Infantry Division, which was destroyed in the early days of September 1939, opening the way towards central Poland.
As the German push penetrated Polish defences, Kraków Army was forced to retreat to avoid the danger of encirclement. It tried to organize lines of defense on the rivers of Nida, Dunajec and later, San. Later in the course of war it joined the Karpaty Army, forming the Małopolska Army. Together they fought at the first battle of Tomaszów Lubelski (September 17-20), capitulating afterwards.
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Pic taken Feb 2, 2024
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The Port of Miami, styled as "PortMiami" but formally the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami, is a major seaport located in Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River in Miami, Florida. It is the largest passenger port in the world, and one of the largest cargo ports in the United States. It is connected to Downtown Miami by Port Boulevard—a causeway over the Intracoastal Waterway—and to the neighboring Watson Island via the PortMiami Tunnel.
The port is located on Dodge Island, which is the combination of three historic islands (Dodge, Lummus, and Sam's Islands) that have since been combined into one. It is named in honor of 19 terms Florida Congressman Dante Fascell.
As of 2018, PortMiami accounts for approximately 334,500 jobs and has an annual economic impact of $43 billion to the state of Florida.
In the early 1900s, Government Cut was dredged along with a new channel to what now is known as Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami. This new access to the mainland created the Main Channel which greatly improved the shipping access to the new port. From these original dredging spoils which were disposed of on the south side of the new Main Channel, new islands were inadvertently created which later became Dodge, Lummus, and Sam's Island along with several other smaller islands.
PortMiami's improved shipping access and growth of the South Florida community led to an expansion of the port. On April 5, 1960, Resolution No. 4830, "Joint Resolution Providing for Construction of Modern Seaport Facilities at Dodge Island Site" was approved by the Dade County Board of Commissioners. On April 6, 1960, the City of Miami approved City Resolution No. 31837 to construct the new port. The new port on Dodge Island required expansion of the island by joining it together with the surrounding islands. After the seawalls, administrative buildings, and a vehicle and railroad bridge were completed, Port of Miami operations were moved to the new Dodge Island port. Additional fill material enlarged the connected Lummus and Sam's islands as well as the North, South and NOAO slips, creating a completely man made island for PortMiami.
In 1993, the first dredge of PortMiami occurred, deepening it to 42 feet. In 2006, a $40 million project to expand the South Harbor finished. In 2011, a project to reconnect PortMiami to the mainland via railroad began. In 2013, a dredging project began to deepen the harbors around PortMiami from 44 to 52 feet. In April 2019, the Miami-Dade Tourism and Ports Committee approved a deal for Royal Caribbean Cruises to build a new office and parking garage on Dodge Island.
PortMiami is an important contributor to the local south Florida and state economies. As a world-class port, PortMiami is among an elite group of ports in the world that cater to both cruise ships and containerized cargo.
PortMiami boasts the title "cruise capital of the world", and is the busiest cruise/passenger port in the world. It accommodates the operations of major cruise lines such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Disney, and MSC, among others. Over 5.5 million cruise passengers pass through the port each year (FY2018/2019).
The largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage, the Symphony of the Seas, is currently homeported at PortMiami. As of October 2019, the following cruise ships are homeported at PortMiami: Carnival Conquest, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Victory, Empress of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sky, MSC Armonia, and MSC Seaside.
As of October 2019, there are currently seven actively operating passenger cruise terminals at PortMiami: A, C, D, E, F, G, and J. One facility that is purpose-built for a specific company is currently in use, with four more of these types of facilities in their planning or construction stages.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PortMiami
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This barn in west central Saskatchewan near Empress, Alberta had me confused. There is a wire coming from the barn to a pole, but what is the pole connected to? Then I looked around this vast expanse and noticed there was no power poles or power lines anywhere!. Does anyone know if this part of Saskatchewan has buried power lines? Other more populated parts don't, so it doesn't make sense that this sparsely population area would.
Maybe there is a current bush by the pole? :)
I found this in a recent folder and have no recollection of actually taking it :-)
Flypaper textures used in processing.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone, ours is almost finished.
The Sea Castle, Sidon, Lebanon.
The city of Sidon is located on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon. This ancient Phoenician city has been of great religious, political and commercial value; it is said to be inhabited since 4000 B.C. During the 13th century, the Crusaders built Sidon's Sea Castle as a fortress on a small island connected to the mainland by a narrow 80m long roadway. The island was formerly the site of a temple to Melqart, the Phoenician version of Heracles. The beauty of the Castle can be seen in old illustrations of it; however, after bearing several wars, it has been damaged and renovated several times. It was partially destroyed by the Mamluks when they took over the city from the Crusaders, but they subsequently rebuilt it and added the long causeway. The castle later fell into disuse, but was again restored in the 17th century by Emir Fakhreddine II, only to suffer great damage.